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LGBT is an initialism that stands for "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender". It may refer to anyone who is non-heterosexual, non-heteroromantic, or non-cisgender, instead of exclusively to people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender. A variant, LGBTQ, adds the letter Q for those who identify as queer (which can be synonymous with LGBT) or are questioning their sexual or gender identity. Another variation, LGBTQ+, adds a plus sign "represents those who are part of the community, but for whom LGBTQ does not accurately capture or reflect their identity". Many further variations of the acronym exist, such as LGBT+ (simplified to encompass the Q concept within the plus sign), LGBTQIA+ (adding intersex, asexual, aromantic and agender), and 2SLGBTQ+ (adding two-spirit for a term specific to Indigenous North Americans). The LGBT label is not universally agreed to by everyone that it is generally intended to include. The variations GLBT and GLBTQ rearrange the letters in the acronym. In use since the late 1980s, the initialism, as well as some of its common variants, functions as an umbrella term for marginalized sexualities and gender identities.

LGBT is an adaptation of LGB, which in the mid-to-late 1980s began to replace the term gay (or gay and lesbian) in reference to the broader LGBT community. When not inclusive of transgender people, the shorter LGB is still used. (Full article...)

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Bisexual flag first used in 1998

Bisexuality is a romantic or sexual attraction or behavior toward both males and females (gender binary), to more than one gender, or to both people of the same gender and different genders. It may also be defined to include romantic or sexual attraction to people regardless of their sex or gender identity, which is also known as pansexuality.

The term bisexuality is mainly used for people that have both heterosexual and homosexual attraction. Bisexuality is one of the three main classifications of sexual orientation along with heterosexuality and homosexuality, all of which exist on the heterosexual–homosexual continuum. A bisexual identity does not necessarily equate to equal sexual attraction to both sexes; commonly, people who have a distinct but not exclusive sexual preference for one sex over the other also identify themselves as bisexual. (Full article...)
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Shinjiro Atae (與 真司郎, Atae Shinjirō, born November 26, 1988) is a Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, and model. He debuted as a member of the co-ed group AAA in 2005. Early on in his career, Atae starred in television and film projects including the live-action adaptations of Psychic Detective Yakumo, Delicious Gakuin, Teiō, Guardian Angel, and Ramune.

In 2016, Atae released music solo, beginning with the song "Reunited", and later released his first solo album, This Is Who I Am, as a limited release in 2018. He is also an exclusive model in the magazines Junon and Duet. (Full article...)

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Protesters and supporters outside San Francisco City Hall
Protesters and supporters outside San Francisco City Hall

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Protesters and supporters of same-sex marriage in California, outside San Francisco City Hall in June 2008.


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